Is unsound in principle. and will prove detrimental to the farmers rather than beneficial. These objections amust fall by the wayside in view of the emergency which exists and. further. in view of the fact that Congress ilas ignored these principles in legislating for other classes of our people. Does anyone claim that these same objections are not applicable to the present tariff lawthe lighest ever knownwhich protects the manufacturer and enables him to impose a burden upon the American consuming public to the extent of $4.000.000.000 a year. the transportation act. which enables the railroads to fix their rates at an amount that will allow them a decent rate of interest on their investment. or the immigration law. which is the great protector of organized labor and which enables them to protect themselves against the cheap labor of the Old World? The theory of this measure. as I understand it. is to enable the farnler to do for himself what we permit the manufacturer. the railroads. and labor to do for themselves. It will enable the farmer to take advantage of the tariff. which he is not able to do at the present time for the reason he produces a surplus. which is sold abroad. and the price of his entire output. both that consumed at home and abroad. is fixed by the world market.
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